The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:23 at Gent 2025 put Quentin Smets & Sebastien Pelsmaekers 533rd of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 44% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:30 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:44 faster than the average race this season, by 874 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:48Running 1 7:08v median +2:04
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:32v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:58v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:59v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:19v median +0:14
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 5:01v median −0:02
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 4:55v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1156
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,156 men's teams who finished.